Match Report


HFC HaarlemHFC Haarlem     FC GroningenFC Groningen
Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player Computer Player
Sjaak HuizinghS. Huizingh63
G
1
G
61Harris OpdamH. Opdam
Thomas DehmT. Dehm65
D
2
D
64Brutil TimmerB. Timmer
John StrachanJ. Strachan56
D
3
D
60Steffen RohrschneiderS. Rohrschneider
Claude BuzareC. Buzare54
D
4
D
54Stanley McManamanS. McManaman
Andre SerredszumA. Serredszum54
D
5
D
53Donny BeukenkampD. Beukenkamp
Miel Van De WeyM. Van De Wey65
M
6
M
63Jo van LeeuwenJ. van Leeuwen
Thomas DoomernikT. Doomernik60
M
7
M
59Achille GrabbiA. Grabbi
Eric AllachE. Allach55
M
8
M
52Theo Van Der LuerT. Van Der Luer
Jack VeurinkJ. Veurink53
M
9
M
48Alioune ChabertA. Chabert
Jan Van Den HerikJ. Van Den Herik56
A
10
A
63Copain HouttuinC. Houttuin
Dami‘n MoelikerD. Moeliker56
A
11
A
50Niccol˜ GregoriN. Gregori

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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Haarlem Stadion where HFC Haarlem play host to FC Groningen. A crowd of 9,407 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Both HFC Haarlem and FC Groningen are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.


0.00
FC Groningen kick off!
4.41
Stanley McManaman controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jo van Leeuwen. Jo van Leeuwen threads the ball through to Niccol˜ Gregori. Niccol˜ Gregori tries a spectacular long range effort but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
6.38
Steffen Rohrschneider chips the ball to his team mate, Achille Grabbi. Achille Grabbi chips the ball to his team mate, Niccol˜ Gregori. Niccol˜ Gregori controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
8.40
John Strachan catches Niccol˜ Gregori on the ankles. John Strachan is given a warning by the referee! Niccol˜ Gregori hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
10.22
Miel Van De Wey controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jan Van Den Herik. Jan Van Den Herik whips in a cross ball towards Dami‘n Moeliker. Dami‘n Moeliker directs the ball goalwards with his head but it goes wide for a goal kick.
12.27
Andre Serredszum passes the ball forward to Jack Veurink. Jack Veurink flicks the ball to his team mate, Dami‘n Moeliker. Dami‘n Moeliker knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
14.11
Theo Van Der Luer knocks the ball forward to Niccol˜ Gregori. Niccol˜ Gregori knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andre Serredszum.
18.49
Steffen Rohrschneider flicks the ball to his team mate, Theo Van Der Luer. Theo Van Der Luer deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Copain Houttuin. Copain Houttuin controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
21.19
Stanley McManaman knocks the ball forward to Alioune Chabert. Alioune Chabert passes the ball forward to Copain Houttuin. Copain Houttuin sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it is tipped over by Sjaak Huizingh.
22.13
Theo Van Der Luer surges forward with the ball. Theo Van Der Luer shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
33.06
Jo van Leeuwen kicks a strong pass forward to Copain Houttuin. Copain Houttuin knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Thomas Dehm.
45.00
Jo van Leeuwen clumsily knocks into Andre Serredszum. Jo van Leeuwen is warned by the referee! Andre Serredszum carries on, but is struggling a bit.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!


45.00
HFC Haarlem start the second half!
48.52
Thomas Dehm passes the ball forward to Eric Allach. Eric Allach makes a probing pass to Dami‘n Moeliker. Dami‘n Moeliker knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Brutil Timmer.
55.59
Theo Van Der Luer knocks the ball forward to Niccol˜ Gregori. Niccol˜ Gregori knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Claude Buzare.
57.08
Steffen Rohrschneider flicks the ball to his team mate, Alioune Chabert. Alioune Chabert kicks a strong pass forward to Copain Houttuin. Copain Houttuin finds some space and shoots from distance but he balloons it over the crossbar!
63.35
Alioune Chabert kicks a strong pass forward to Copain Houttuin. Copain Houttuin tries a spectacular long range effort but it is miles over!
65.36
Jo van Leeuwen flicks the ball to his team mate, Copain Houttuin. Copain Houttuin knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Claude Buzare.
69.16
Donny Beukenkamp makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Achille Grabbi. Achille Grabbi kicks a strong pass forward to Niccol˜ Gregori. Niccol˜ Gregori controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
73.25
Jo van Leeuwen controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Niccol˜ Gregori. Niccol˜ Gregori goes all the way! Niccol˜ Gregori shoots from just inside the box. Sjaak Huizingh is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
79.22
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
84.34
Thomas Doomernik threads the ball through to Jan Van Den Herik. Jan Van Den Herik shoots from outside the area. It's miles wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!


The man of the match was awarded to Niccol˜ Gregori of FC Groningen
Match Statistics
 

HFC Haarlem

FC Groningen
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
0
2
Shots off Target
2
7
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
36.5%
63.5%
Play Area
30.6%
47.1%
22.4%

Scorers
Niccol˜ Gregori 73